Travel Deals of the Week: Virgin Australia, Flight Centre, The Iconic, Princess Cruises

Score $45 Virgin Australia flights, $997 return fares to LA and a 3-piece luggage set for under $400 with this week’s best travel deals.

Stephanie Yip

6 min read

July 3, 2024 - 10:05AM

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Catch waves in the USA for under $1000 return. Picture: iStock

The End of Financial Year sales might be over but that doesn’t mean the discounts have to stop.

Take, for example, Flight Centre. They’ve unleashed some mega flight deals to help us get over the winter blues. There’s flights to the Cook Islands from $517 return and flights to Los Angeles from $997 return. If you’re keen to explore, you can also book a multi-stop trip from Australia to Honolulu and Los Angeles return from $1065.

Virgin Australia is also slinging up to 35 per cent off flights with local fares starting at $45.

For somewhere to stay Luxury Escapes has revitalising resorts for a fraction of the price. My local pick is this two-night stay at Freycinet Lodge for $599 per room. Internationally, I’m obsessed with this 64 per cent off price slash on the dreamy Mulia Villas.

Escape Deals is championing the cold with epic trips to Japanese snow fields. Take 40 per cent off rooms at Hakuba Mominoki where the slots are minutes away and a warm onsen awaits you after you’ve finished your runs for the day.

And if you’ve got your sights set on 2025, Princess Cruises has slashed up to $1500 off staterooms in its Early Bird sale.

There's loads more where that came from, so strap in and scroll down for the best travel deals we've found this week.

BEST HOTEL DEALS

Escape Deals

52 per cent off Freycinet Lodge. Picture: Luxury Escapes

Luxury Escapes

Flight Centre

Oaks

Up to 30 per cent off when you stay 2 nights or more
2 nights for a family of 4 at Oaks Sunshine Coast for $699. Includes family pass to Australia Zoo, daily breakfast $50 food and beverage voucher and “movie night” grocery hamper.
Golf packages at Oaks Cypress lakes Resort from $225 per room

Hamilton Island

Expedia

Booking.com

15 per cent off or more on stays worldwide

BEST FLIGHT DEALS

Full service flights to the Maldives for under $1000 return. Picture: iStock

Flight Centre

Virgin Australia

Flights from $45 each way

Mix & Match

Skyscanner

Last-minute flights from $83

BEST LUGGAGE DEALS

This Nere 3-piece luggage set is down to $399. Picture: The Iconic

Antler

Up to 50 per cent off selected styles

Myer

The Iconic

Strandbags

Amazon Australia

Bellroy

Nordace

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